Are the killer bees still coming? Here's the latest from our creepy, crawly friends.
TheRedAnt.comIt seems that after 70 percent of city residents polled by the Aspen Times said they planned to vote for "Anybody but Mick" -- a reference to incumbent Mick Ireland -- the door was left open to just about anyone, even a red ant with a fiery attitude.
A Syrian man set a Guinness record by putting 22 scorpions in his mouth … and both he and the scorpions survived the ordeal.
China has put to death a man who claimed to turn insects into a love potion, bilking investors out of more than $400 million.
Getty ImagesYou probably thought the Beatles would be the biggest insects-in-name-only to come out of Liverpool. Now, we find a three-story mechanical arachnid scuttling across one of Liverpool's biggest buildings. Like John, Paul, George and Ringo, this spider is bent on stardom.
A Buddhist monk lit a torch to chase hornets out of his temple. But apparently, his karma was bad, and the hornets ended up attacking him.
It was the GOP by an antenna at Rutger University's Presidential Cockroach Race. Two giant Madagascar 'Hissing' roaches representing the presidential candidates scuttled across a six-foot Plexiglas track at the Cook College campus, with 600 members of the New Jersey Pest Management Association cheering wildly. No word yet on whether the McCain roach will be put out to stud.
Meet Debbie Hadley, self-described bug lover, and About.com's insect guide, here to remind us not to kill those the six-legged critters scuttling across our kitchen floor. For one reason, they were here first. For another thing, it's for your own good.
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is giving an award to a California teacher that has appointed a classroom insect monitor.
That's one 100 percent guaranteed way to rid yourself of pests -- just rid yourself of your home.
Perhaps you thought a beetle couldn't get any bigger than Sgt. Pepper. These critters were as big as a baby's hand.
A man in Florida died after being stung more than 100 times by bees that officials think were Africanized honey bees.
